The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-10-29
Another Speech by Senator German.
The issues of the Campaign Clearly Set
Forth.

The ISSUES of the Campaign Clearly Set
Forth.
Extract from Speech delivered in Baltimore, octo-
Der %.
aThis is the first time in the history of Maryland
when m en-. who call themselves respectable, have
denounced the whole people ofMaryland, by charg-
ing them with being so depraved that they permit
the criminal classes to control the machinery OF
| your State and city governments.
There has not been day for the past two months
| that money, subscribed by interests outside this
State has not been used to employ the best talent
these consprators could get within and without the
| State to tradnce our whole people There is not a
\ PAPER in this Union which the Associated Press
controls that does not publish every morning
ments that the people of Maryland are such de-
graded set that they ought not to be respected by
honest men.
at the head of the syndicate OF vilihers of Mary
land stands the man from Ohio, ]. K. Cowen, man
who has been treated with exceptional kindness by
\ our people.
at was Maryland men who took him by the hand
when he was young and fresh from college, who
| treated him with kindness. advanced him to the
first and most profitable position at the bar. He has
shown himself to be not only wanting in gratitude,
but he takes great pride in procaiming that he and
his associates Of the literary bureau have spent
| thousand dollars to gather and publish the vilest
| ISLANDERS uttered about people who are as
pure as intelligent and patriotic as any in this
| Union.
I'VE can live through all this abuse. Any man in
public life who is honest who intends to do right,
who has fixed principles, who has the courage to
advocate his convictions at all times can afford to
live down a hundred such slanderers and combina-
tons as exist among this people. They expect us
| n N diverted real issue nv
abuse.
This is not an ordinary contest. This election
does not mean merely who is TO be mayor of Balti-
more. 1t is not question whether you to have
Democratic Governor and board of public works
of Maryland. 1t means whether you are to continue
a Democratic administration at Washington.
at means whether the great arteries of commerce
which centre in Baltimore. and which have been
controlled by Maryland interests to remain in
the interests of Maryland to be controlled by in
terests outside of the State. The Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad is the great plum for which Cowen
and his followers are contending He knew before
any other man in this State-for he was the main
spring, the trusted man of that organization-tha
| the road required financial aid. He knew as soon
or before any other man in the State that unless
there radical change in its policy it could not
stand and the time came when its express and
telegraph and other interests had be disposed Of
l will not attempt to go over the ground. 1t has
been done in an inmitable way by our good friend,
John p. Poe, and his magnificent speech on this
subject ought to be carefully read by every true,
| honest man in Maryland. He has convicted Mr..
Cowen before the people of this State, and Mr..
Cowen has not answered, and he cannot answer,
and never will answer. the Indictment. 1t is amaz-
ing that even he should have the audacity to stand
before this people and make fight to control that
road. He knows that If he could elect the mayor of
Baltimore and the Governor of the State 1t would
give him the city and State directors in the b. and
o. Road, and then, with his own vote director of
the private stockholders, or with any vote, he
would be able to control that road hereafter and
then you would have great corporation in politics.
backed up and aided by an INSCRIPTIONS black
Republican party for the purpose of throttng this
people.
He cannot take us from the issue by personal
abuse. He has abused every man of prominence in
the State He has denounced your candidate for
Governor; he has denounced Governor Whyte; he
has denounced Baughman in coarse and most
brutal manner which fair opponent would feel in
honor bound to furnish the facts upon which such
a charge was based before making the charge. But
airdealing honorable political controversy, cannot
be expected from him. 1 denounce the SANDER.
Col. Baughman is as incapable of doing an improp-
er act as any man in Maryland. He has the conf
dence and respect of all who know him. Under his
leadership Republican county has been redeemed
by honest methods and honorable contest. Cowen
and his allies only hope to regain that county by
destroying Baughman. The good people of Fred
erick county know that economy and honest ad-
ministration came with Democratic success, and If
do not mistake that people they will answer
Governs SANDER in November next as it deserves to
be.
This abuse will not prevent from looking at
the bargain Cowen has made with the Republican
party. 1t is the most corrupt bargain that party
ever made. Now, what is this bargain? Cowen
would get the railroad directors. Wallis Che never
had anything but a theory would have control of
the Keyhole brigade. We all agree to give him
Nall and Wilson. But Mr.. Wallis and some of his
friends suppose believe that civil service reform
is great ISSUE and ought to be fought for and the
Republican party has agreed to give them civil
service reform Corporations to go scot-ree and
the convention, which would bring them under
taxation is, by an agreement with the Republican
party to be voted down. and nearly one-half of all
the property of the State will thus escape taxation.
This would suit Jay Goulds telegraph, would suit
the B. and o. r. r. and every other corporation in
the State to have things go just they are and
let the socalled criminals pay the taxes
while the Republican party will give them all
this, yet the Republicans must have possession of
this State We want they say, to give us pure
election laws They say, We cannot trust the
Democratic judges and the officers who appoint
them, nor will we trust you mugwumps. We must
have the offices. Give them to us and we will give
you pure elections The Republicans say to Wallis
& Co., TO carry this election you must agree do
something for our party, which will enable us to
hold that vote. We have party with twenty-seven
thousand white and forty seven thousand colored
men, We must promise these colored men increas-
ed school facilities Read the resolution of the
Republican convention between the lines and then
look around you. Look at Ohio. Look at Georgia.
What does the resolution mean? That the schools
shall be placed on equality for both white and
black. They say more than that we must have
the Blair BILL They placed that resolution in their
platform and it is part CT the contract that Wallis
Co. must carry out. Now, what is the Blair bill?
1t is the bill introduced and advocated for the
first time in the history of the government to take
from the national treasury one hundred millions OF
dollars and distribute it among the States in proper
ton to lliteracy. But, says the bill, no State shall
receive any portion of the money appropriated
unless the schools for both races on an exact
equality The Democratic representatives of
Maryland in Congress voted against the measure q
do not see how any Democrat could vote for it, upon
the ground that it was extension of the powers
of the general government unwarranted by the con-
stitution of these United States
For all this the Republicans propose to pass the
Tilden election law. Some days ago in Baltimore
county referred to the election laws in Republican
times, and charged that Mr.. Wallis was now joining
with men who from ls6l-5 did disfranchise two
thirds of the people of this state that Marshall
now cooperating with the men who would not per-
nit him to come into Baltimore after the war had
closed Among others referred to Adam E. King
and Mr. King has taken exception TO it, and saws
did him very great injustice; that he on Gen.
Hancock staff in 6i and &c. and had nothing to do
with these Republican measures, and seems to be
very much shocked that associated him with
Stirling and Matthews, and later on he said that
had not the manhood to come out and make the
proper amend Well. do beg Stockett Matthews
pardon for associating King with him, but when
made the statement l. of course, believed it, and in
his case in the of every man in public life
always respect the honest partisan. 1 respect him
who advocates his party's interest l, therefore,
supposed Mr. King was associated actively with
these gentlemen at the time indicated. But he
has himself denied it, and claims while he was on